Hemba didn't issue his first walk of the game until the fifth inning. He surrendered just three hits to the Bruins, while striking out four in the complete game.

"About all I can say about that game is we won," Russellville coach Dick Wright said.

Both Hemba and Sylvan Hills pitcher Jeremiah Peters quickly went through the other team's batting order in the first 2 1/2 innings before Cogswell Motors put the first runs on the board in the bottom of the third.

Hemba had some defensive help by getting a couple of double plays out of his defense. In the first inning, third baseman Chance Wright started a double play and in the second, second baseman Tray Huddleston made up on an error on the previous batter when he caught a line drive and threw out the runner for the second out.

In the bottom of the third, Hemba singled and stole second to lead off the inning, but when Nathan Brown hit a grounder to the shortstop, Hemba got caught in a rundown and was tagged out. Meanwhile, Brown advanced to second as Hemba scrambled around.

Michael Wheelus then reached out of the strike zone to bloop a double down the right-field line that scored Brown. Wheelus then advanced to third on a passed ball and scored on a sacrifice fly to deep center by Dusty Price to give Russellville a 2-0 lead.

Cogswell added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth when Matt Williams got a one-out single, stole second and scored on an error by the Sylvan Hills third baseman. He also stole second and came on an error by the shortstop to give Russellville a 4-0 lead.

Hemba had his roughest inning of the night in the fifth when Sylan Hills got a double by Mason Seelinger sandwiched between two walks issued by Hemba to load the bases with no outs. The first run scored on a groundout and the second scored on a passed ball to cut the lead to 4-2.

In the bottom of the sixth, Cogswell Motors got an insurance run that it turned out they would need. Lawson Hipps led off with a double and came home three batters later on an RBI single by Hemba.

Things looked to be going well for Russellville in the top of the seventh. With two outs and one runner on, Hemba walked pinch-hitter Chase Elder. Chase Crawford then hit a hard shot to Wheelus at shortstop that bounced off him and went into left field. Outfielder Nathan Brown then picked up the ball and tried to throw out Elder, but his throw sailed over not only the backstop, but the stands that allowed the second run to score and put the tying run on third base. Hemba would get the next batter to ground out to end the game with a 5-4 final.

Hemba also led Cogswell (15-8) at the plate by going 2-for-3 with an RBI. Wheelus was 1-for-3 with an RBI; Price was 1-for-3 with an RBI; Matt Williams was 1-for-3 with a runs scored; and Hipps was 1-for-3 with a run scored.

Cogswell Motors should be seeded second when district tournament play begins July 24 in Jacksonville. They will host Arkansas Trailer at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Tech Field.

Friday's game: NLR 8, Russellville 7

Three Cogswell Motors errors led to four North Little Rock runs as the home team edged the visitors.

North Little Rock scored three runs in the first and one in the second to take a 4-0 lead, but Russellville responded with five runs in the top of the third to take the lead.

It didn't last long as North Little Rock answered with four runs in their half of the inning and then held on as Cogswell scored one run each in the sixth and seventh.

Wright led Cogswell at the plate by going 3-for-4 with and RBI. Huddleston, Price, Hipps, Matt Elliott and Hemba were all 1-for-3, while Wheelus and Williams were 1-for-4.

Williams went the distance on the mound for Russellville and lost.

Sunday's game: Russellville 13, Jacksonville 5

Matt Ellis hit three home runs and had four RBIs to lead Cogswell Motors to victory.

Cogswell took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, but Jacksonville answered with two runs in their half of the inning.

Russellville came back with four runs in the second and would never trail again. They scored two runs in the third and fourth innings, one in the fifth and three more in the sixth.

Jacksonville's other three runs came in the bottom of the fourth.

Wheelus also had a good game at the plate by going 3-for-5 with three runs scored and an RBI. Price and Hemba were both 2-for-3; Brown was 2-for-4 with a home run; and Wright and Hipps each got a hit.